Kouba, William

1874 - 1949  (74 years)

• Name	Kouba, William
  Birth	10 Nov 1874	Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Merchant and Postmaster  [3]
  Death	2 Jan 1949	Virginia Gay Hospital, Vinton, Benton, Iowa, USA   [1, 3]
  Burial	4 Jan 1949	Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I8705	The Thoma Family
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Kouba, Peter,   b. 12 Jan 1833, Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic d. 21 Jul 1909, Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Lojka, Frances,   b. 3 Oct 1835, Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic d. 24 Mar 1916, Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	19 Sep 1852	Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic   [3, 4]
  	House 7
  Family ID	F5823	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rosburg, Amanda Elizabeth Susana,   b. 19 Jul 1881, Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA d. 9 Mar 1946, Virginia Gay Hospital, Vinton, Benton, Iowa, USA (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	9 Nov 1902	Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA   [3, 5]
  Notes	Married by Rev. A. Brooks.
  Children	1. Kouba, Carl William,   b. 2 Mar 1908, Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA d. 25 Sep 1977, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA (Age 69 years)  [natural]   2. Kouba, Dorothy Marie,   b. 1 Dec 1910, Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA d. 14 Jan 1969, San Diego, San Diego, California, USA (Age 58 years)  [natural]   3. Kouba, Wilson Rosburg,   b. 31 Mar 1919, Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA d. 7 Jul 2009, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA (Age 90 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F6020	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Nov 1874 - Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA Marriage - 9 Nov 1902 - Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA Death - 2 Jan 1949 - Virginia Gay Hospital, Vinton, Benton, Iowa, USA Burial - 4 Jan 1949 - Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  KOUBA, William Family

  
  

• Notes

  He and his brother Emil Sr., were merchants and ran the Kouba Bros. store in Luzerne, IA for 45 years. He graduated from Epworth Seminary (Methodist) in 1999. They were two members of a men's quartet in the Blairstown, IA, Methodist Episcopal church. The other two members of the quartet were the Meiners brothers. William was the Luzerne, IA postmaster for many years. He is buried in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Blairstown, IA. He graduated from Epworth Academy, Epworth, Iowa in 1899. He was postmaster at Luzerne for 42 years, retiring in December 1944.

  
  

• Sources

  [S418] USA: IA: Newspaper Scrapbook. [S1542] USA: Census 1900. https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1325221 [S433] CONTRIBUTORS:. Kouba, Laura Marie nee Rosburg: Letters [S433] CONTRIBUTORS:. Kolman, Pavel. [S2071] USA: Census 1910. https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1727033